Chris Stapleton Wins Male Vocalist of the Year at 2016 ACM Awards

"There's so many people to thank," he said after he walked up to the podium.

Written by Annie Reuter
Chris Stapleton Wins Male Vocalist of the Year at 2016 ACM Awards
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Chris Stapleton has swept the 51st ACM Awards. Minutes ago, the singer was awarded the recognition of Male Vocalist of the Year. It’s his fourth award of the evening.

“There’s so many people to thank,” he said after he walked up to the podium.

He then rattled off a list of names of producers and writers that brought him to Nashville including Frank Rogers and Chris DuBois as well as his publisher Warner Chapel.

“My wife, I gotta thank my wife all the time. She makes me sound better and look better,” he added, before also calling out Jason Aldean who previously took him out on the road.

“Thank you everybody and thank you for being so kind to me. I really, truly appreciate it,” he concluded.

This marks Stapleton’s fourth ACM Award of 2016. He previously was named New Male Vocalist of the Year and received an award for Song of the Year earlier tonight for “Nobody To Blame” as well as won Album of the Year for Traveller.

The 51st Academy of Country Music Awards air live on CBS tonight.